diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/templates/form/register.phtml b/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/templates/form/register.phtml
index 1d25a601c5523..eb26866da0723 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/templates/form/register.phtml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/view/frontend/templates/form/register.phtml
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ script;
                 "regionInputId": "#region",
                 "postcodeId": "#zip",
                 "form": "#form-validate",
-                "regionJson": {$regionJson},
-                "defaultRegion": "{$regionId}",
-                "countriesWithOptionalZip": {$countriesWithOptionalZip}
+                "regionJson":  <?= / @noEscape / $regionJson ?>,
+                "defaultRegion": "<?= / @noEscape / (int)$regionId ?>",
+                "countriesWithOptionalZip": <?= / @noEscape / $countriesWithOptionalZip ?>
             }
         }
     }